“Self-Care Is Being Attentive to Yourself”: Using Assemblages to Examine Discursive-Material Practices of Self-Care among Filipino University Students

• Main Author: Roxas, Gilana Kim T
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: Assemblage; mental health; pandemic; Philippines; photo elicitation; self-care; university students; Mental and Social Health; Psychology; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/415; https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2023.2247619
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Purpose Researchers have observed a rise in mental health issues among university students over the course of the pandemic, in part due to the closure of schools and public spaces for wellness. Thus, the purpose of this study is to explore how students creatively reassemble their self-care practices...